Fence-post



PATENTED JAN. 5, 1904. G. W. TODD.

FENCE POST. APPLIGATION FILED Nov. 1o, 190s.

)F0 MODEL.

'ma Gams Perses co. Hom-uma., wAsHmmnr., n. c.

atented anuary' 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE..

GEORGE WALTER TODD, OF FLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 748,817, dated January5, 19074.

Application tiled November 10, 1903. Serial No. 180,6l0. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be itknown that I, GEORGE WALTER TODD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Platteville, in the county of Grant and State of Wisconsin,have invented a new and useful Fence-Post, of which 'the following is aspecification. 1 M

This invention relates to fence-posts, and has for its object to producea post of concrete material of peculiar and novel shape and providedwith novel means for securing the strand-wires thereon and regulatingthe tension of the Wires; and the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, as hereinafter shown and described, andspecided in the claims.

In the drawings illustrative of the invention, in which correspondingparts are dei noted by like designating characters, Figure 1 is a frontelevation. Fig. 2 is aside elevation, and Fig. 3 is a transversesection, of the improved post. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one ofthe wire -supporting and tension plates detached.

The improved post is molded from concrete material composed of cement,sand, and broken stone or gravel in proper proportions in tapered forminwardly from the bottom toward the top and with the sides inclined inopposite directions, whereby one face of the post is contracted ornarrowed, as shown.

For the purpose of reference the post is represented as a whole at 10,the inclined sides, respectively, at 11 12, and the contracted face at13.

The lower larger end ofthe post is formed with lateral extensions 14 15to form feet to prevent the post being heaved by frost or becomingotherwise displaced, as well as to increase the base of the post toincrease its stability when erected in soft or swanipy ground.'

Disposed at suitable intervals in the post are metal plates 16, beingembedded therein when the post is molded and withltheir endsprotruding-from the inclined sides 11 12 and provided with spacedrecesses 17, the recesses preferably undercut, as shown. The plates 16are located at points opposite the strandwires 18 of the fence, and thelatter are crimped over the contracted face 13 of the post and engagedwith lthe recesses l17, as shown, by which means the strand-wires arefirmly supported and connected to the post, as will be obvious. When thefence is first erected, the strand-wires will be engaged with theoutermost recesses 17 and strained longitudinally by any of the usualmeans between the posts, and thus bent or crimped over the narrow facesides of the post, the projecting ends of the plates 16 lying in therear of the face side 13, as shown. By this means each strand-wire isformed with a crimp or bend where it passes the post, which eiectuallyprevents any longitudinal movement between the Wires and post, while theplates 16 support them from' movement longitudinally of the posts. Inevent of any stretching of the wire or slackening from any cause theslack can lie-quickly and easily taken up by setting the wires into thenext recess 17. The plurality of the recesses 17 thus provide forquickly and easily regulating the tension of the strand-Wires andmaintaining them in thier properitaut condition.

The tapering of the post vlongitudinally is an important feature of theinvention, as by that means the post is heavy and strong at the lowerpart, where the severest strains occur, and lighter at the upper part,where the strains are less, thus distributing the material uniformly andlocating the stronger and heavier parts only where required. Theenlarged lower end is also an important feature,

as by that means the stability ofthe post is very materially increased.

Longitudinal tie-wires 19 will be embedded in the post to bind thematerial and prevent transverse fracture.

The posts may be of any size or length and supplied with any number ofthe plates 16 and located at any required distance apart to provide forany required number of strandwires and spaced any desired distanceapart.

The metal plates 16 will preferably be of galvanized iron or steel orotherwise lprotected from corrosion.

Having thus described theinvention, what versely therethrough and withtheir protruding ends provided with spaced Wire-engaging recesses.

2. A fence-post of concrete material having spaced metal plates embeddedtherein and extending transversely therethrough with the protruding endsat opposite sides of the post and provided with a plurality of spacedrecesses providing means for receiving and firmly supporting thestrandwires of the fence and increasing the tension thereof whenrequired.

3. A fence-post of concrete materialhaving reversely-inclined sides andforming a contracted face side to the post, and provided withtransversely-disposed metal plates embedded therein with their endsprotruding from said inclined sides and provided with a plurality ofspaced recesses, whereby means are provided for receiving and supportingthe strand-wires of the fence in crimped position was?? over saidcontracted face of the post and reglilating the tension thereof.

4. A fence-post of concrete material having reversely-inclined sides andforming a contracted face side to the post tapering in- Wardlylongitudinally toward the upper end and provided with a lateralenlargement at the lower end, in combination with spaced metal platesembedded in the post with their ends protruding from the inclined sidesand provided with spaced recesses for the reception and support of thestrand-wires of the fence.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aixed mysignature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE WALTER TODD.

Witnesses:

Louis H. MILLER, ADDISON REMEY.

